ICET is conducted by the Andhra Pradesh State Council for Higher Education (APSCHE)

for admission to the MBA and MCA courses offered by various universities and affiliated
colleges in the state. Each year, one of the ten universities of AP conducts the ICET.

The admission process

Taking the ICET is the first step to getting admission into any of the MBA and MCA
courses in Andhra Pradesh. There are over 150 colleges in Andhra Pradesh, with about 9000
seats for MBA.

The first stage is the two-and-a-half hour ICET. The test has 200 objective-type questions
that test your aptitude in Maths, English and Reasoning.

The next step of the selection process is the counseling session. Candidates who clear the
written test are called for a counseling session. During this session, the candidate can select
the institute he would like to join.

Candidates taking the ICET have to apply to the individual colleges also. The institute that a
candidate eventually joins is decided by his or her rank in the written test.

Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for students taking the ICET are:

• You must be an Indian National and should satisfy Local/Non-Local status

requirements laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations
of Admission) Order, 1974 as amended up-to-date.
If you are not an Indian National, you must satisfy the eligibility criteria of the
concerned university.
• Admission is open only to colleges that are recognized by and affiliated to the
statutory bodies.
• You must have a Bachelor’s Degree (of minimum the years), from any university in
AP or any other university recognized as equivalent. Students appearing for their
final year examinations are also eligible to take the exam.

• You must have also passed SSC or equivalent examination with Mathematics as one
of the subjects.

ICET Pattern and Syllabus

The ICET is a two-and-a-half hour test to assess your aptitude in Mathematics, English and
Reasoning. Like all B-school entrances, it is not just a test of knowledge, but of your
decision making and time management skills and ability to think systematically.

There are 200 objective-type questions and no negative marking. Each question carries 1
mark. The pattern for the 2006 paper, as announced in the ICET notification will be:
 Number of
Section Marks
Questions
Section A – Analytical Ability 75 75
Problem Solving 55 55
Data Sufficiency 20 20
Section B – Mathematical Ability 75 75
Arithmetical Ability 35 35
Algebrical and Geometrical Ability 30 30
Statistical Ability 10 10
Section C – Communication Ability 50 50
Vocabulary 10 10
Business and Computer Technology 10 10
Functional Grammar 15 15
Reading Comprehension 15 15
Total 200 200

Section A: Analytical Ability

1. Data Sufficiency
Each question is followed by data in the form of two statements. The statements will be
labeled I and II. Given the two statements, you will have to decide whether:
- Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
- Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
- Both I & II are required to answer the question.
- Both I & II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

2. Reasoning
a. Sequences and Series
Analogies of numbers and alphabets will be given. You will be required to fill in the blanks
following the pattern. Or you may be required to identify the odd item in the list or a missing
number in a sequence or series.

b. Data Analysis
Data will be given in a table, followed by bar graphs, pie charts, Venn diagrams or a
passage. You will be required to analyze the data and answer the questions that follow.

c. Coding and Decoding Problems

An encoded pattern of English letters will be given. You will be required to encode or
decode a word on the basis of this pattern.

d. Date, Time and Arrangement problems

Problems on calendars, clocks, blood relationships, arrivals, departures and schedules,
seating arrangements, and symbol and notation interpretation.

Section B: Mathematical Ability

1. Arithmetic Ability
Laws of indices, ratio and proportion; surds; numbers and divisibility, IEM, and GCD;
rational number; ordering; percentages; profit and loss; partnerships, pipes and cisterns,
time, distance and work problems; areas and volumes, mensuration, modular arithmetic.

2. Pure Maths
Statements, truth tables, implication, converse and inverse, tautologies-sets, relations and
functions; polynomials; remainders theorem and consequences; linear Equations and in-
equations; modulus; quadric equations and expression; progressions; progressions; binomial
theorem , matrices notion of a limit and derivative.
Plane geometry-lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, coordinate geometry-distance
between points and applications. Equation of a line in different forms.
Trigonometry - Trigonometric ratios of standard angles (0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 180 degrees);
trigonometric identities; simple problems on heights and distances.

3. Statistical Ability:
Frequency distribution, mean, median, mode, standard deviation, correlation, simple
problems probability.

Section C: Communication Ability

You will be assessed on their ability to:

• Identify vocabulary used in day-to-day communication.

• Understand the functional use of grammar in day-to-day communication as well in
the business contexts.
• Identify the basic terminology and concepts used in computer and business context:
letters, reports, memoranda, agenda and minutes.

• Understand written text and draw inferences.

The universities that accept the ICET score are:

• Andhra University
• Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University
• JNT University
• Kakatiya University
• Nagarjuna University (Including Center for Distance Education)
• Osmania University
• SK University
• SV University
• Sri Padmavathi Mahila Vishwavidyalayam, Tirupati
• NIT Warangal (For MCA only)